The heartbroken parents of a ‘kind and 성남출장안마 inspiring’ history teacher have paid tribute to him this evening after he was named as one of the three people killed in a frenzied terror attack in Reading yesterday.
James Furlong, head of history at the Holt Community School in Wokingham, was stabbed to death along with two other victims in Forbury Gardens on Saturday evening.
Another three people were seriously injured during the horrific attack, with suspect Khairi Saadallah, 25, arrested for the rampage.
Mr Furlong’s parents Gary and Janet released a statement through Thames Valley Police tonight which said: ‘James was a wonderful man. He was beautiful, intelligent, honest and fun.
‘He was the best son, brother, uncle and partner you could wish for. We are thankful for the memories he gave us all. We will never forget him and he will live in our hearts forever.’
They asked for their privacy to be respected and said they will not comment further at this time.
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In a statement, Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce, the co-headteachers at the Holt School, said: ‘James was very kind and a gentleman. He had a real sense of duty and cared for each and everyone of our students.
‘He truly inspired everyone he taught through his passion for his subject and his dedication.’
Local councillor James Box, who lives in Wokingham and 출장안마 whose daughter was taught by Mr Furlong, described him as an ‘excellent teacher’.
He said: ‘He was one of the teachers who taught my daughter Ellie. This has come as a real shock to us all. The school put out a message to parents to say he was one of these who died.’
James Furlong, who is head of history at the Holt Community School in Wokingham, was stabbed to death during the incident in Forbury Gardens, Reading, yesterday evening
In a statement Anne Kennedy and Katie Pearce, the co-headteachers at the Holt School, today said: ‘James (pictured) was very kind and a gentleman. He had a real sense of duty and cared for each and everyone of our students.
Local councillor James Box, who lives in Wokingham, described Mr Furlong (pictured right with students) as an ‘excellent teacher’, while bosses at the school in which he worked described him as ‘kind and a gentleman’
A relative of Khairi Saadallah (pictured), 25, says the terror suspect arrived in the UK as a tourist in 2012 before claiming asylum because he was at risk from Islamic extremists due to him not leading a ‘strict religious life’ in Libya
Saadallah, pictured smoking cannabis, is also believed to have come to the attention of MI5 last year
Councillor Box added: ‘He was a very good teacher – excellent. I did not know him very well though. He was very popular at The Holt.’